November 28, 2007

My post overflowing with Toor dal dishes this week goes to Linda of "Out of the Garden" blog who is the hosting JFI event this month. JFI event is originally started by Indira of "Mahanandi". Linda has chosen India's most favorite "Toor dal" as a theme to cook for this November. Thanks for hosting Linda, excellent choice for JFI!:))

About Toor dal:"The pigeon pea is a member of the family Fabaceae. Other common names for Pigeon peas are arhar, red gram, toovar/toor (Hindi/Gujarati/Marathi/Punjabi), togari bele (Kannada), Kandi pappu (Telugu), gandul, guandul, Congo pea, Gungo pea, Gunga pea, and no-eye pea. The Indian subcontinent, Eastern Africa and Central America, in that order, are the world's three main pigeon pea producing regions.In India, split pigeon peas or toor dal are one of the most popular pulses, routinely used everyday in dal or Sambhar, specially in South India.Pigeon peas are nutritionally important, as they contain high levels of protein and the important amino acids methionine, lysine, and tryptophan. In combination with other cereals and vegetables, pigeon peas make a well-balanced food group."Info from WIKIPEDIA.

Except in non-veg Dhansak and very few others, Toor dal is not usually used in cooking non-vegetarian dishes, so it's all vegetarian dishes here this week here!:))

Toor dal-fresh Dill spiced dumplings cooked in Tomato Gravy:This is a classic Tamil dish called "Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu", which means Dal dumplings in gravy, somewhat like Matzo balls in soup! The basic recipe idea is adapted from a cookbook called "Dakshin Bhog" and I changed the recipe a lot by adding Dill leaves to the dal and simmering it with spiced Tomato gravy, very nutritious and flavorful. Try it!:))

Sambhar powder: Roast 1 tbsp Coriander seeds, 1 tsp Cumin seeds, 1 tsp Tuar dal, 1 tsp Chana dal, 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds,2 red dry chillies, 1/4 tsp Pepper corns,1" cinnamon stick, cool and powder.Now make the gravy: 1. Heat 2 tsp each of oil and ghee in a deep pan, add 1 tsp mustard seeds, pinch of hing and few curry leaves.2. Add 1 and 1/2 cups of Tomato sauce(canned), 1 cup water, 1/4 tsp turmeric,1 tsp sugar, salt, Sambhar pd, and cilantro and simmer on low heat until it boils for 2 minute and yu get a good aroma of Sambhar.3. Now drop 3-4 balls of dal in the sauce,wait they come up on top,take them out and keep on a plate.Repeat with all the balls until they are cooked in the sauce.4. To serve with rice and papad, heat the Sambhar gravy first and then add Dill balls to the gravy.Once they are cooked, they do not break. Delicious, enjoy!:)

Madras(Pearl) Onion Sambhar:We call Pearl Onions as Madras onions in Karnataka. After Theeyal, this is my favorite Sambhar to cook immediately after I come back home from any vacation, craving for some spicy dal!:DI like the Pearl onions to be still slightly crunchy in the Sambhar. I fry them separately and then add to cooked dal to prevent them from getting mushy if you cook with Toor dal in pressure cooker.

Special Masale Dose!Quick and crisp (Adai)Toor dal-Rice masala dosa, sprinkled with MTR brand red Chutney powder, stuffed with Potato-Tomato filling, served with Coconut-Garlic Chutney and ghee! Sounds good huh? I thought I will give a special twist to the good old Masala dosa and combination of all these three slightly different than usual dishes makes one very tasty masale dose! Enjoy!:))

To make the batter: Soak 1 cup long grain rice, 1/2 cup Toor dal, 1/4 cup Chana dal, 2 tbsp Moong dal, 2 tbsp Urad dal for 4 hrs.2. Drain all the water, add as much water as you need to grind the soaked dal in the blender until you get a thickish coarse batter like Semolina/cream of wheat, do not have to grind until very smooth.3. Add the batter into big bowl, adjust the salt and it's ready to use right away or keep it in the fridge if you don't need it immediately.

Coconut-Garlic Chutney:This is an easy chutney you can make in a jiffy and you will love it if you like Garlic! Keep the chutney creamish in color!

This is how you make it: 1. Add 1 cup of grated fresh Coconut, 2 fresh green chillies, 1/4 tsp pepper corns, 3 garlic,few Cilantro stems (not leaves), few curry leaves, salt, 1 tbsp yogurt to the blender.2. Grind all these to a smooth paste without adding water if you can. Sprinkle little bit of red chili pd on top and serve.I used MTR brand dry red chutney powder to sprinkle on top of the dose. To make your own, you can powder 1/4 cup roasted Chana dal(chutney dal or chana dalia) and powder it with red chilli pd, salt, Hing.

How to make Masala Dosa:

1.Heat a electric griddle to 300F. Take a ladleful of batter, pour and spread into huge oval shaped dosa, sprinkle with 1/2 tsp chutney pd, drizzle with oil or ghee.2. When the bottom is golden, brush 1 tsp of Garlic chutney, add a 4 tbsp of Potato filling in the center of the dose.3. Fold in one side of the dose to the center and repeat the other side in the same way and take it out on a plate.4. Serve the crispy dose with little Ghee,Potato filling and Garlic chutney on the side.

Toor dal-Chana dal Chutney: This nutritious and quick to make Dal chutney tastes great with some freshly cooked hot rice and ghee or with some plain Yogurt and rice. Keeps well in the firdge for atleast a week!

189 comments:

Good morning Asha! I hung around a few extra minutes this morning in case your toor dal popped up before I have to go to work and here it is! So many wonderful toor dal dishes, I can't wait to go through them all one by one. I will be back later but for now just wanted to say a big Thank You for all your delicious recipes for JFI!! So far I am eyeing those dosa first! ;)

Asha dear,everything is just beautiful. Dill-dal dumplings looks exceptionally good. It's similar to our paruppu urundai kuzhambu except that it's cooked in a tamarind gravy and had dill in it. I wonder what this tastes like. Talk about pearl onion sambar... yum.Pour it in a bowl with 2 idllis and a dollop of ghee. OMG! My drooling here. Masala dosa is my all time fav. The toor-channa dal chutney is called thuvayal in our place and it tasted great with rasam rice too. You got to try that combo sometime.

Linda, thanks for choosing a beautiful dal for us to cook. We can all come up with millions things, it was hard to choose!:DI will send it to you thru' e mail later, just doing my morning chores! Have a great dy, see you later. Hugs!:))

Thank you so much Rachna, I really do need a break!:DTry the Dosa, no fermenting necessary!:))

Bharathy, I know this post makes lot of you very happy, I am so glad!:))Of course, most South Indians know some of these already. Enjoy, hugs.

Thank you Latha. Toor dal is so important for us,specially in the south. I loved these dishes too. Thanks to Linda, I loved cooking these too!:))

Kribha, thanks sweet girl, I will rest my hands and brain!:)Rasam rice and chutney sounds like a great combo, I will try!:)Dill is very flavorful, try it. In Karnataka, we call it Sappseege soppu and use it often with Toor dal and green beans Saaru! Hugs to you , have a good time and I will see you later.

Sia, have a great time in India, and don't worry about commenting.Enjoy your family to the fullest, I will be here when you come back.Yeah, really need to take a break myself!:))Have a safe flight and Happy new year if you are not back by that time! Hugs to you, my regards to your parents and love to your sisters and to you. Have fun!:))

Thanks Sneha, so good to see you!:))Pearl onion sambhar is always yummy to eat, my fave too!:))

JOHNNY!!!!! What a great surprise!! I am doing well, how are you? Christmas is coming, you must be in good hands this year. Update about what's going on with you, love to hear it! Hope you are happy and healthy now that you are with your family. I will check your blog or e mail me. Hugs to you, take care John. Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you, glad you got me just before I will be off for a break. Keep in touch!:))

You are welcome Swaroopa, enjoy the dishes and have a great weekend.I will see you later!:))

How How How do u manage to make such yummy dishes every single time Ashaji....:)) Each one of the recipes posted is a must try by me..:)And, u (fried) cooked the toor dal balls in tomato sauce.. thats very different. In all the recipes which I have seen till now, the balls had to be fried in Oil or steam cooked - neither of these I can't as either I don't like frying or I don't have atleast at iddli stand to steam book the balls. But, ur version is unique ashaji.. will make these for sure. One questions, can we cook the balls in a spinach sauce instead of tomato sauce. will that taste good? Do let me know ur opinion ashaji, as I just love spinach and want to cook toor dal balls in spinach gravy.. yummy.. take care and have a nice break . We will ofcourse miss ur sweet comments..:))

Lovely recipes as always, Ashakka.... I liked the dal dumplings in tomato gravy!! they looks yummy... and btw, I tried your brussels sprouts palya. It turned out really good!! thanx :)And you take good care of urself and come back soon!

Asha, yet another amazing post with the most awesome toor dhal dishes... Where do i start??

The paruppu urundai kuzhambu looks so perfect and lovely. That is my favorite curry too. The Masal dosai looks out of the world.. I can't believe you made it with adai batter.. it's like a plate from a hotel. The chutney and filling are yummy too. Pearl onion sambar looks delicious.. my husband will meticulously pick those out so I've stopped make this.. :( The Dhal chutney or thovaiyal as we call it is heavenly with rice and ghee.. you are right. One mouthwatering post that was.. I feel like eating them all now..

Have a great break and I'm sure you'll experience some 'withdrawal symptoms' the first few days... :) You will be sorely missed.

Happy Holidays and wishing you a great vacation Asha! thanks for reminding about toor dal chutney asha.I almost forgot about it from long time. Very nice and subtle dish I'll have to make it some time now.Madhavi

Happy Holidays and wishing you a great vacation Asha! thanks for reminding about toor dal chutney asha.I almost forgot about it from long time. Very nice and subtle dish I'll have to make it some time now.Madhavi

Thanks Seema. I like no fermenting Adai, easy to make although Urad dal dosas are much better tasting. Try it. I will see you soon!:))

Siri, see the book on the sidebar, this recipe came from that, really tasty. No need fry or steam at all, just saute the dal a bit and make balls. Yes, you can make Spinach dal, make the gravy thin instead of tomato and mash the Palak and simmer the dal dumplings in it until they come up, 3 at a time.Once cooked, they don't break.Enjoy. I will see you on 12th again. Hugs. I will miss you all but my hand needs some TLC!:D

I will Ramya. Glad you made and liked BS palya, easy and tasty. Try this dal dill combo while I am at hiatus, really good. Hugs to you. See you, take care!:))

Thanks Seena. Toor dal is so versatile, we have thousands of recipes,don't we? Enjoy. I will check your blog often.Take care Seena!:))

Laavanya, your hubby picks them out!! Man, he needs some deep Pearl onion therapy!!;DYeah, Masala dosa is quick and easy when you run out ideas, this is what happens to me! Enjoy all of them, I will see ASAP.It's hard but I try not to browse, my right hand needs some rest!:))

Shn, thanks. I use electric griddle which distributes heat equally, that's why the color. I keep it to 275F, works out well. We went to small town called Farrington, walked off all the Turkey!:DIt was great, take care shn, see you in few weeks!:))

Have fun making dumplings and gravy Priya, I will see you in about 2 weeks. Hugs to you!:))

Sagari, Adai is so nutritious. I make them often and you can make them within 2 hrs, that's the best thing! enjoy, see you later!:))

Haha!! YUP! No eye peas are yum Richa! Three chutneys and a Sambhar! WOW!! I am drooling, may be I should make them too next time.You are right! I do need a break before I crash and burn!:D See you later, take care.

wow!! wat an array of toordal dishes....always rocking blog queen:-))) with lots of dishes in a single theme....love all those dishes..wat to say masala dosa n that dal chutneys are my hot fav...onion sambar simliar to wat amma makes...havent tasted this parupuu urandai kulambu...saw many of these for past few days...wanna try smetime..u shld take enough rest..enjy ur days..and come back wid such wonderful dishes as usual...we'll miss u...

Thank you Indo, I will. More than my eyes, it's my right hand which is bothering now. Carpal Tunnel syndrome?!:DEnjoy the dishes. You too have a great weekend, see you in 12 days. Take care, hugs to you!:))

Thanks Remya. Toor dal was the easiest dal to make many dishes, don't have to think too much at all, great choice for JFI. Enjoy. Dill dumplings in dal is really tasty, try it. I will see you in a bit!:)

The ddal and dill leaves dumplings look delicious! Must be nice with the tomato gravy. Everything else looks nice too! I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Amaxzing that u have not missed a single wednesday since you started the schedule! Enjoy your break, Ash!

Hahaha! Thank you TC. I loved the way you said it. Yeah, even big momma needs a break, so she can cook more!:D Have a great weekend, hugs.

Vani, we did have a great time, had 5 days of long TG weekend break.Hope you enjoyed it too.Hope you make the Dal saaru, really tasty. Feels like a festival dish, rather than everyday dish, very nutritious too. Enjoy.I really posted without a break for more than a year now, unbelievable!! I will enjoy my first break, will see you later. Hugs to you and M too,have fun!:))

Ashaji, I love Paruppu Urundai Kozhambu. I always made it wih channa dal. Your picture looks wonderful. Thanx for the sambar powder recipe. Looks simple to make. Love the Onion sambar. Used to be my fav in madras. Thankx for that details dosa making and for the potatoe masala. Gr8 post with info. Loved every bit of it.Enjoy your break!!!

Thanks Cynthia, I will rest and relax, about time too!:DKarhi is interesting, we do have so many similarities in cooking. Hope you post when you make it, love to see that.Have a great weekend, enjoy!:)

Thank you Namratha. May be I will bake some cookies!:DMy work never ends but one less with not blogging, that;s all. I will miss you all though! Hugs to you!:))

Rina, Chana dal must taste great too, I will try next time.I love blogging, get to learn so much!:))Try my version too, it's easy! Enjoy the recipes and have fun balkng cookies for Christmas!I will see you later!:))

wowtoor dal is my fav.i almost forgot abt the eventspicy dumplings are looking greatsambar with pearl onions is a cutien crunchy pearl onions sounds greatdosa is beautiuflbut y long grain rice? i like coconut garlic chutney toovl try it sometimetoor n chana dal chutney is my favits good to take a break.am sure you need onedo have fun and take carewe all miss u

Enjoy your well deserved vaccation. I admire the enthusiam , energy and commitment that you reserve for blogging. Have a nice time, we will wait ( eagerly) for you to come back. Will be buying a bunch of dill this weekend. Thank you.

Ashakka, sorry, i got really late today! You richly deserve the vacation, dear. Enjoy your lil' time off.....and Ashakka, the sambar is looking sooooooooooooooo good, and it felt like you made the dosai just for me :).

Great recipe of Toor Dal my dear!!! This is something new recipe. I also use MTR masala for Sambhar my dear. You are not making roti round as I feel I not making dosa as crispy and big as you made my dear. I learn form all south Indian friends. Thanks for sharing very nice dish of Madras onion sambhar.:)

Hello Ashaji! first of all I want to tell you that those are very beautiful pics of fall. Toordal dumplings are very new for me. Very soon I am going to try this recipe. Thanks for the sambar powder recipe. All dishes looks awesome and beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing and take rest dear. Surely, we will miss you in our postings. But health is most important than others. Take care and all the best.

Totally bowled over once again by the amazing pictures. "Perfection" is what comes to mind everytime I visit your blog. Truly amazing asha. And hey, thanks for your comments on my blog. I somehow find time to upload the pictures of my dishes...have to really sit down and put down the recipes too. You are just wonderful...:)

Oh!you are taking break...will be missing you,but its really necessary for everyone to take break to refresh themself...spare full time with family too..Enjoy your vacation and come with lots of news for us Ahsjai to share.

hey thats the most i've ever learned about toor dal.and i just leanrt a fantastic new way to make them . Love the dumplings in the gravy. Ur dosa's look perfect !! and hey i just had some yesterday , from the streets in bombay !! yum yum !!

And hope u have a gr8 time.... everyone needs to take a break , i'm on one technically ...not posting but couldnt resist dropping by !!! Cheers

Asha, if one day you publish a cookbook, I'll be the first one to place the order!!! A few days ago I just tried your pulau rice (maybe spell it wrong), we all licked our plates until they shined like mirror! I'm sure these toor dal all are fantastic!But I have a little problem... it takes my computer quite a loooong time to down load your site. Very often I search your yummy recipe, it takes (seemingly) forever but the page still doesn't pop up. Is it only me having the problem?

Thank you Neelam, I will take a break and rest.You too have a great weekend!:))

Hi Kajal, good to see you sweetie. Making dosa like oval shape makes it longer and like restaurant dosa, which I like. You can make it round and smaller too,tastes equally good. Hope you try.Thanks, see you in 2 weeks!:))

Meera, you will learn, don't worry. I didn't cook at all until I was married!:DI will see you later, keep on blogging, hugs.

Thank you Usha. I am just taking a break give some rest to my fingers. Kids have school,so can't go anywhere really. But I will enjoy the break and bake some cookies, will be back soon. Enjoy!:)

Padmaja, I have one more day, will be gone on the 1st of Dec. Thanks for visiting buddy. You too enjoy your fame on TV too, great to know you are one of us! I am so proud of you. See you later!:))

Kajal, nobody can beat the taste of street cart dosas!! Lucky girl, enjoy those yummies!:))For us, we have to make it at home, the one we get here in the restaurants are so bland! Enjoy your break too, will see you later. Thanks for dropping by, hugs to you!:))

MT, I always loved the taste of Dill, so I added to the Urudais, really yummy, hope you try. Adai are always come so crispy, love it as Masala dosa. You are taking a break too, right? I will see you later, will miss you too. Hugs girlfriend!:))

Gattina, thanks for trying the recipes, glad you liked them!:))I loved your cookies, you set the std up very high for all of us!About the slow loading, only people from outside USA seems to have problems with the site like India and UK. They say that it happens to them too but US bloggers don't have any problems, don't know why!! Try googling the recipe or foodies hope, bloggers from India say that it takes them straight to this site. (I use Firefox browser btw) Try that way, hope it works for you. I will see you in 2 weeks, hugs!:))

Ok, I'm back, with a big spoon and plenty of napkins ;) Asha, I love every dish you made here! The tomatoey kuzhambu with dill dumplings is going to the top of my must-try list, along with those dosa and coconut garlic chutney! I made a chutney too, little different than your other one, with toor dal, haven't posted it yet. Your madras onion sambhar is famous already of course :)

Love the fall colors. Our leaves are long gone -- dull dreary wintry now with not even a speck of snow.

Have yourself a wonderful break from the usual! Hugs to you and thanks again for all these yummy JFIs!:)

Haha!! Linda, glad you are back!:))Try the dumplings in gravy while I am gone, dill gives it a great flavor and aroma. Same here too, lot leaves to rake and clean up,Winter is almost here.Can't believe how time flies!!Enjoy while I am gone. I might do lot of baking for Xmas and New Year, will see.Enjoy rounding up.We have our 21st Wedding anniversary is on Dec 7th too, so it will be fun!:)See you in 2 weeks Linda, hugs to you. Take care, will miss ya!:))

Thank you Aparna. I try my best, glad you liked them. See you in 2 weeks, take care!:))

Asha, you are amazing to be so regular with such good recipes. I love pearl onion sambar your recipe inspired me to try it soon.I have been so busy with work that I hardly get time to breath and catch up with blogs.Hopefully the holiday season should make it easier.Lovely pics, you rock :) Ashaji

Sreelu, take it easy. I know we try to do everything and try to cope like superwomen. Sometimes, you just need to cut down, that's what I am doing!:)) Glad you liked the post. Enjoy and I will see you in 2 weeks. Hugs.

Thanks Lissie, hope you do try and enjoy the dishes. Tomorrow will be my last day and then you won't see me for 2 weeks!:DEnjoy the weekend, see you later.

Hi Asha,Eventhough I stopped blogging, but I do visit my fav. blogs.Really so many nice recipes are coming out.I'll start again, don't know when but i'll.Today, I saw almost all my posts copied by rosyrosy2000, a member of sulekha. She copied all posts and didn't even left a thanks on my blog.I felt bad and reported to sulekha. Will update what happens.Felt I should inform all fellow bloggers, whoever see this comment and be alert.Because our hardwork has been copied by others and they are posting as their own.Anyway, happy holidays Asha.Take carelakshmi

No Suma, kids have school until the 20th, so we can't go anywhere now. Yeah, I am feeling the pain too. I have been blogging non-stop for so long that I feel like going away for a while just for the heck of it!:DTake it easy, family comes first, then blogging. I will see you later if you have new post. Take care, hugs!:)

Lakshmi, I am so sorry about that. Expose her page on your blog and in Indiar's site too, let Manisha know too. It's terrible.I saw my Khandwi photo in one of these member website too, I wrote to them and I can't find that site now.These people are shameless. Hope they listen to you and take your recipes off. It does make me angry too. We work so hard.Don't let that stop you from bogging though! Keep complaining to them, sometimes they do take notice.Spme are stealing photos from flickr too!See you later, take care Lakshmi. I will see you later! Hugs to you!:))

Oh Ashakka, All the recipes here have to go into my must try list. All of them. I really mean it. The methi dish is so very creative Ashakka. Never tasted that before. It looks wonderful. You take a break. I will miss you a ton. Enjoy and keep your laptop away from you for a couple of weeks. -Seema

Asha dear! I have been busy getting a room ready for my appa's stay! Even though the guest room is separate, we get all sorts of doubts when some one old is going to stay for long! I want it to be tolally comfortable for him! I too will be busy for some time till he settles down well over here! :) Have a great vacation and bring lot of sweet experiences to share with us! :) Convey my best wishes for a great vacation to Arvind, Tusshar and trisha! :) Hugs dear!

Seema, thank you. I will keep away except moderating the comments!:)Dill leaves are not Methi Seema, we call it Supseege soppu in Kannada, hair like leaves which has a great favor, try it. See you in 2 weeks.Hugs to you!:))

Thanks Suganya. I do need it.I will miss you all but about time I rest a while.Hugs, see you later!:))

Latha, it's true, he better stay in the main house, so you can keep an eye on him. Take a break girl, blogging will always be there. Look after your dad!:)I am planning to go anywhere since have school until the 20th before Xmas holiday but intend to stay away from Laptop and typing too much and rest my fingers. I will update the events as they announce but might skip a few this month! Hugs tp you, take care and I will see you in 2 weeks!:))

Mona, they are almost like Koftas but made of Toor dal, really tasty, hopr you try. Usually,they make tamarind gravy,I like to add Tomatoes,gives a great color. Electric griddle makes the dosa evenly golden and crisp,I have stopped using Indian dosa tava long ago!:DI will be surfing today, will see you later but from tomorrow, I will be off, see you in 2 weeks.Hugs, take care:)

Thank you tbc. Look like Koftas, don't they?:)I will miss you all girls, but have to take some time off. I will see you in 2 weeks.Hugs to you! Enjoy the dishes meanwhile!:))

Enjoy Goa Ashu,that's such a great news.You must be so excited!:))I will be back on 12th, see you then. We will get 5 days inbetween, will see youthen. You too have great New year celebration in Goa, lucky girl.Hugs to you!:))

Hi Asha, wonderful recipes for TOOR DAL. I will be posting a recipe sometime today for the JFI. by the by, I have launched a new website www.paajaka.com and transferred all the trythisrecipe contents to the new portal. This is for your information. I want your feedback about the new layout.

Thanks Asha,I was relieved.But again I found some more posts from Saffron Hut's(saffronhut.blogspot.com) and Priya's Kitchen(dailygirlblog.blogspot.com) on their blog.This time also http://rosyrosy2000.sulekha.com and http://penanshupen.sulekha.com/ they copied recipes like oreo spiders, hariyalli tikki etc.I emailed them.

asha,its always apleasure coming to your lovely blog,thanks for sharing yummy dishes ,you make me always crave for those crispy dosas ..great.chaalo ek break to dserve karti hi ho aap ..enjoy !blogging is very demanding ,our time ,energy and patience also ..you fully deserve this break (I know how much it gives you options to catch up other works),enjoy it with your family .hugs and smilesjaya

asha, missed ur thanksgiving post also..thanks to the damn sinus surgery!!u made my day ..so many veggie dishes..nam ammanu nim blog odthidare..she is not that computer savvy, so won't comment and all but she is learning new stuff is what she said!pearl onion sambar...yum, want it now :(

Hey Asha,As usual nice posts.I loved to read about the information about toor dal.Love the dumpling dish also.Your masala dosaa looks so nice crispy and yummo...the madrasi sambhar is outstanding.those onions on the top is so tempting.hmmmmmmmm....mouth is watering badly slurp.....hey you said you are on a short break i will surely miss you and your wonderful posts.Anyways happy holidays.

Myth, I switched to your new site, it's beautiful!:)I will check your JFI entry. Have fun Myth, will see you in 2 weeks.

Lakshmi, I found my Khandvi photo in Indianetzone (Gujarati section) again, I emailed them twice too with no result! What's wrong with these people, it's terrible. We work so hard and they take it in a second!! Atleast, you got yours removed. I will wait for a week, then expose that site here again!

Thanks Jaya, it really does give me time to do other things.I cleaned my kitchen pantry yesterday from top to bottom!:))Glad you liked my site, will try my best.I might extend my break for 1 more week too!;D

Orchid, glad you got treated for Sinusitis, I get that problem too sometimes, but it will go away after few days.Take care girl!:)Nimma amma nanninda kalitiko bekagilla adage madodanna! I am sure she cooks LOT better than me! But I do appreciate it though!!:))I will see you later.Hugs, have a great weekend.

Thanks Mandira!:))I really do need a break, got to rest before I crash completely! Hahaha! Enjoy the weekend.

Sowmya, thank you. I didn't realize you were in India all these days, thought you were just busy! G;ad you had a great time at home!:)Hope you try the sambhar, it really is tasty, good with Idlis too, see you later.

Swati, Toor dal is so versatile, I could post few more yummies with that!;DGlad you liked it, hope you try. Have a great weekend, see you in few weeks!:))

Deepak, that's true! We went to a Indian restaurant here last week, cook was from Kerala. They had a good Chettinadu chicken but Masala dosa was horrible! I had to make my own at home now!:DHave a fun weekend.

Hi Lisa, so good to see you. I checked your blog many time for update, hope you are doing well too. My eyes are 100% okay now, just taking a break to rest my wrist now!:DHave a great weekend, will see you later! Hope both kids are doing well too!:))

I will Viji, thank you. I started cleaning the kitchen pantry yesterday and will clean the whole kitchen and book shelves while I am away!:DSee you 1n 2 weeks. Enjoy.

Asha dear, you should read everyones comments in my AFAM announcement post! So many bloggers have teased you! :D Actually I have not visited all the blogs since four days. I may not be able to concentrate for sometime as my appa is here. Take care of your fingers and take real break from blogging! :D

BTW, there is a new addition in your bloggers comments section, asking for nick name. I write my nick name as girl in your blog! :D

I knew it when I left a comment in your's that would happen!!;DI still have to delete Google reader every day though, about 60 posts, so I am updating all the events as they happen but that's it, no more typing after that. I have cleaned up my whole kitchen so far, on to our closets from today. It really feels great to have so much more time to do these. I might not come back until 19th!!:D"Girl" is great, will be glad to see that everywhere too!:)))Spend lot of time with your dad, never mind about blogging and commenting, can do that later! Get Raghavan out to guest house and replace dad in his room!! Hahaha!!See you around girl, take care!:)

Hi Anali, glad you are out of that haze! That was one long ride to post everyday. You made it though!!:))Thanks, I am enjoying the break, feels great not to worry about what to post etc for a while atleast!!:DHave a great week, see you in 2 weeks.

Hi Asha, I am a Great fan of dosa, be it any form of it, and your dosa is making me hungry all over again now.... Nice recipes with toor dal , though being a dosa fan , i jsut stop looking at your crispy dosas for a while. :D. thanks for sharing.Goodthat you are on break now. enjoy the break and be out of any worry dear. planning ti be active on blog again , so now will be visiting you regularly on blog. Btw, i read al lyour missed posts and enjoy readin the post of your thanksgiving too very much.

Hi asha, that was the first time i heard abt the dumplings dish with toor dal, and also the chutney, good timing i found this as i love cooking with toor dal a lot, just wanted to try new recipes and uve posted lovely pics too:)

Thank you Vineela, I appreciate your comment, enjoy the recipes. I am on break now, will see you when I come back. Have a great week!:))

YAY!! Good to hear that Maya, nice to know and have relatives in US, Arun is a great guy. Keep blogging and enjoy. I will visit you when I come back!:)Btw, did you see the round ups for Karnataka cuisine here at FH (Sept. archive)? Lot of M'lorean recipes there too.See you later.

Hi Pooja, so good to see you and hear that you are going blog regularly!YAY!I will visit you as soon as I come back.Yes, I needed to take a break, it has been so long!! I am doing lot cleaning ,reading and cooking etc, feels great. See you later, enjoy the dosa,really easy. Hugs to you too!:))

Thanks L. I am really having a great time relaxing and catching up with reading. Enjoy and have a great weekend.See you in 2 weeks!:))

Roopa, that dill dumpling saaru was really tasty, hope you try. Toor dal is the tastiest dal of all, I love it too. Enjoy and I will see you when I am back to blogging!:))

Asha... all the dish look wonderful. as always. I should try the paruppu urundai kozhambu... I just ordered some cookbooks including a coorg cookbook by Ranee Vijaia Kuttaiah insipred by you of course. will let u know how it is. hope u had a wonderful anniversary.

J, hope you enjoyed your vacation. I am too, feels good to take a break,it's has been so long! See you, enjoy the dill dumplings!:))

Thank you Rachel. Hope you try some of these!:))

That's quite okay, Deepa, take your time, no hurry. I will be back on 19th, enjoying my break!:))

Hi Kristen, I am having fun, we had our wedding anniversary last weekend!See next week:)I have recovered completely from LASIK and have 20/20 vision now. I have written about LASIK at Aroma, check it out. I highly recommend the surgery if you find a good experienced doctor!:))

Hi Sig, are you back from Spain already? Time flies when you are enjoying life!I did see your first post, loved it!:))I will be be back next week, got to bake some cookies now! Hugs to you, see you then.

Hello Keshi girl, missed you too! I will be back next Wednesday,had wedding anniversary ,took a little trip last weekend and had a great time. Hugs, will see you next week!:))

We did S, went to Charlotte and had a great time, thank you!:))Coorgi dishes are very traditional and great tasting, enjoy the book.Linda has linked 2 websites too, they have good recipes as well. I will see you next week, enjoying the break right now!:))

Hi CK. Buy a nonstick electric griddle if you can to make perfect dosa. I get in trouble with the usual Indian tava too, they do stick! I will see you on the 19th, on break now. Trees are bald now until Spring!:))

all the toor dal recipes look so delicious and mouthwatering- a great spread as usual Asha. i miss the fall colors and the winter- the snow (i know...i cant believe i m saying this)- florida is so hot and humid.

Thanks Priyanka. Chai and pepper soup is doing me good service right now!:)It suddenly turned very hot and humid here too, 78F!! Can you believe it? Waiting for Winter now.That;s why all the cold and flu, weird weather.

Hi s, thanks. I have added you too but will see you next week.Have a great day!:))

Thank you Kulpreet. You too have fun there.Yes, Madras onions make the this sambhar really tasty.I will be back blogging tomorrow although kids start their holidays from Friday until Jan 3rd. I baked a few cookies for Christmas, that's about it!:))

Hi Asha !! All your recipes look so mouth watering !! You do a lot of cooking !! Well, those dosas on the griddle looked so perfect. I do not know how to spread the batter into perfect rounds by a laddle in a single go, i never did it perfectly. Guess i'll have to learn from you. Any tips?!! Thanks..

Hi Mona, thanks. Hope you are enjoying the week!:))I have a electric griddle for dosa which helps to get a perfect color and also easy to spread. If I use the traditional dosa pan, I won't get dosas that perfect. Get a small electric griddle and heat up to 275F to make dosas. Good luck!:))

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